microcosm Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mi"cro*cosm noun

Etymology

F. microcosme, L. microcosmus, fr. Gr. small + the world.

Definitions

1. A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm. Shak.